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Standard Chartered has expanded its Global Chief Investment Office ( CIO ) team as it continues to deepen its wealth capabilities in line with its strategy to grow its affluent business.
Sundeep Gantori has been appointed chief investment officer, equities. In this new role, Gantori will lead the CIO equity strategy team and drive the adoption of its equity strategy offering through frontline and client engagement. He will be based in Singapore.
Gantori brings with him close to two decades of experience as an equity strategist. He joins the bank from UBS, where he was most recently CIO equity strategist at UBS Global Wealth Management Chief Investment Office, focusing on global tech, including semiconductors, software, internet, IT services, and hardware. He was also responsible for managing the CIO’s AI portfolio globally.
The bank has also appointed Jonathan Liang as chief investment officer, fixed income and FX. In this new role, Liang will lead the CIO fixed income and FX strategy team and drive the adoption of the CIO’s fixed income, FX and commodity strategy offering, partnering the frontline teams. He will be based in Hong Kong.
Liang has over 25 years of experience in investments and joins from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, where he was most recently head of Asia ex-Japan investment specialists, global fixed income, currency and commodities ( GFICC ) Group. He was responsible for leading the fixed income portfolio advisory for global financial institutions and fintech platforms, as well as institutional clients including sovereign wealth funds and central banks.
Gantori and Liang will both report to global chief investment officer Steve Brice.
Commenting on the appointments, Brice says: “The Chief Investment Office is core to our wealth solutions business, bringing consistency to how we advise our affluent clients on their wealth needs. As we continue to invest in our business and build our capabilities, Sundeep’s and Jonathan’s vast experience will strengthen Standard Chartered’s wealth advisory capabilities, reinforcing our position as a leading international wealth manager.”
